A MUM says she was forced to have both her legs amputated after getting two insect bites while gardening at home. Josie Rowley was tending to her plants in September last year when she says two critters nipped her left limb. 11 Josie Rowley (right) who had both legs amputated with her daughter Jen Rowley Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media 11 Josie was bitten while gardening at home in Ireland Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media 11 The 69-year-old before her double amputation Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media She thought nothing of it at the time, but noticed two red marks while getting ready for bed later that night.
Even then, the 69-year-old simply assumed the "mosquito bite-sized punctures" were run of the mill. It was only when the marks grew in size over the following days and turned into "gruesome" ulcers that Josie began to worry. The grandma-of-13 visited her GP, where she was prescribed antibiotics and painkillers , but these failed to reduce her symptoms.
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1,000s followed me into the shower HOLIDAY HELL Mum, 41, 'rushed to hospital unconscious' on 5* holiday 'with faeces in pool' Josie was then referred to hospital, where she was given compression bands and three rounds of leech therapy to tackle the infection. But the right wraps allegedly slowed her circulation so much that her toes turned black and she had no choice but to have both legs amputated above the knee. The mum-of-six said she's been left dev.